[fpc-pascal] FPC's generics

[Florian Klaempfl]

Bisma Jayadi schrieb:
>> I think it is useful, because it allows future language extensions to
>> also use the <> syntax without conflicting with generics (e.g., the
>> Objective Pascal draft syntax also makes use of angle brackets for a
>> couple of things).
> 
> Then my second syntax proposal might overcome possible conflict with
> future or other <> symbol implementation, since it uses no <> symbol at
> all, and IMO more pascalish (less cryptic). :-D
> 
> In short, my second syntax proposal is:

Where is the name of the type parameters given? Well and we used < ... >
because a lot of programmers recognize it as generic/template definition.

> 
> - generic definition syntax (type section):
>   {type_name} = generic {type_definition} of {generic_holder} ;
> 
> - generic implementation syntax (var section):
>   {var_name} : specialize {generic_type} for {implemented_type} ;
>   or if it's defined in type section:
>   {type_name} = specialize {generic_type} for {implemented_type} ;
> 
> -Bee-
> 
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